Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-15
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Ed. Register-The long continued droutl
which We have been having is now brough
to an end for the present time at least; ant
in consequence thereof the farmers, particu
larly those who have wheat, rye, etc. sowed
greatly rejoice.
Owing to the fact that most of the peopl,
in this and surrounding vicinities attend Il
their own business, news Is abnormally
scarce; but there are a few who do not, a.
will be found in most all vicinlties, and if
were going to class them, would place them
where Mr.. Darwin, the great evolutionist, il
his scientific hypoth isis, places the whole
race of mankind, to have originated from thu
lowest class of animals.
The meeting of which spoke..in my last
continued two weeks, with but few CONVEX.
sions.
Sunday last church at Goodland was char
acterized by an unusually small audience
owing to the Indictment weather, I presume
have been very reliably informed that
in the near future, Hon. W.T. Croker and
D. II. Love, Esq, Goodwater, will have &
debate. The question will be: local option
Mr.. Love affirming.
Married, at the residence Of the brides
parents, on the afternoon Of the 9th inst.
Mr.. Harvey Drewry to Miss Mamie Bell
both of Black P. O., Rev. J. r. Adams ofici'
ating. May no cloud ever darken their path.
way, save to precede brighter dawn.
after all was only too previous, and my
hypothesis was, as thought then, an axio.
matte truth.
There was, it is said, first-class hop at
VIM. Vollner's Monday night last.
Judging from various movements, the
saloons in Iron county are seeing their best
days. 1t would be an excellent thing for the
youths of the land If they could be forever
wiped out of existence, and not one dram
allowed to be sold in Southeast Missouri /;
for the sale of liquors causes the damnation
of more souls than all other evils combined.
How often DO we witness the sad effects of
intemperance? The teachers and ministers
may work assiduously for thirteen years on
the mind, the soul. character of an individ-
ual, trying to prepare him for future useful.
ness and eternity; the saloon-keeper will
annihilate the results, and send the soul to
hell in one year, for the sake Of q few dollars,
which. perhaps, are the hard earnings Of a
widowed mother. It can be scientifically
demonstrated, that, in IS per cent. of the
diseases to which man Is heir, the use Of
liquor is an enormous mistake, not an ad-
vantage.
On last Wednesday morning the house
of Mrs. Stward, who resides on the Ramsey
farm, was destroyed by fire. The house. it
is said, was insured, which will be quite y
help to Mrs. Stward.
Mrs. Houston Latham has been very i'll for
a few days, but she Is at this writing con.
valescent.
Mr.. Barger, Belleview, is in Reynolds
county buying cattle.
The school taught by Jasper Latham
closed Friday last and Jasper is home again.
The following is the report of the school
in this district for the month ending 18th day
of November: No. of pupils enrolled, SO;
average number attending each day, 21h;
average number of days attended by each
pupil, II, nearly. Names Of pupils not abb
sent or tardy during the month: Nancy
Stricklin, Laura Henderson, Juda Mcmahon,
Emiline Mcmahon, Willie Shy, Becca Strick-
lin, Willie Henderson, Joseph Stricklin,
George Thompson. Voluntary remarks of
visitors: Every well pleased with ALL"
Thomas Callahan; "interest very good" Fl.
R. Hawk; 81 find good order and attention."
John Mcmahon; "find great Improvement in
the knowledge of the pupils, and better at
tendance than heretofore IN this district.
Excellent work in all branches" H. r. Hem
derson.
1t is reported that Miss Stward, who is
teaching in the Adams district, Is giving
general satisfaction.
Adam Henderson was in Ironton last week
on business.
Some Dutch from st. Louis were out here
not long ago on hunting expedition. They
did not meet with success. p,
Dec. Sd, 1887.